ge-dǽle
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A portion of common land
gára
An angular point of land ⬩ a promontory ⬩ corner of land ⬩ ōra prōmĭnens ⬩ angŭlus
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An angular point of land, a promontory, corner of land; ōra prōmĭnens, angŭlus Ispania land is þrýscýte . . . án ðæra gárena líþ súþ-west, ongeán ðæt ígland, ðe Gades hátte the country of Spain is three-cornered . . . one of the corners lies south-west
ge-algian
To protect ⬩ defend ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre
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Ðæt hí, æt campe, wið láþra gehwæne, land gealgodon that they, in conflict, should defend the land against every foe, Chr. 937; Th. 203, 4, col. 2; Æðelst. 9
Linked entry: ge-ealgian
norþan-weard
Northward
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Ða Pyhtas geférdon ðis land norþanweard the Picts occupied the north of this land, Chr. Erl. 3, 13
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á-hwár
somewhere ⬩ anywhere ⬩ alicubi ⬩ in any wise ⬩ quoquo modo
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Ahwár on lande anywhere within the land, L. E.
æscian
to ask ⬩ interrogare
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Land
castel-weorc
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Castle-work; castellorum opus Hí suencten ðe men of ðe land mid castelweorces [for castelweorcum] they oppressed the men of the land with castle-works [castellis ædificandis], Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 20
a-sittan
To dwell together ⬩ considere
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To dwell together; considere Secgas, mid sigecwén, aseten hæfdon, on Créca land the men had a dwelling together with the victorious queen, in the land of the Greeks, Elen. Kmbl. 1993; El. 998
setla
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Add: v. ancor-, fót-, land-setla
éðel-cyning
A country's king, king of the land ⬩ patriæ vel terræ rex
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A country's king, king of the land; patriæ vel terræ rex Eall ǽr-gestreón éðelcyninga all ancient treasure of the kings of the land [earth ], Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 6; Cri. 997
for-ðig
For ⬩ because ⬩ ĕnim ⬩ etĕnim ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam
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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4
geond-sendan
To overspread ⬩ perfundere
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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551
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sǽ-weard
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Add: In a charter granting land in Cornwall the land is freed 'ab omni regali censu excepta expeditione arcisue munimine et uigiliis marinis,' Cht. E. 295. See, too, Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 63
tó-samnian
To assemble, ⬩ collect
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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together
Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian
scip-wealh
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A servant whose service is connected with ships Ðæt land is sum inland, sum hit is ðán scipwealan tó gafole gesett ( the land in question lies by the Severn), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450. 19
twá-nihte
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Two days old On twánihtne mónan far tó and bige land ðæt ðíne yldran áhton when the moon is two days old, go and buy land that thy forefathers owned, Lchdm. iii. 176, note 2
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ge-speornan
To tread upon ⬩ to perch ⬩ spurn ⬩ calcare
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To tread upon, to perch, spurn; calcare Ðæt heó fótum ne meahte land gespornan so that she might not perch on land with her feet, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 33; Gen. 1458: 72; Th. 87, 11; Gen. 1447.
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tíd-regn
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A seasonable rain Drihten geopenaþ heofunan his sélustan goldhord and sent tídrénas on ðín land ( to give the rain unto thy land in his season; ut tribuat pluviam terrae tuae in tempore suo), Deut. 28, 12
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be-nǽman
To deprive ⬩ take away ⬩ auferre ⬩ privare
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To deprive, take away; auferre, privare He ne meahte hí ðæs landes benǽman he could not deprive them of their land Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 35 : Cd. 98; Th. 129, 32; Gen. 2152. Ealdre benǽman to deprive of life Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 24; Jud. 76.
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